penzone. hillary clinton tweeted this up moments ago "this team has so much to be proud of whatever happens tonight. thank you for everything on the other side." donald trump is watching the returns, #election night. meghan mccain congratulated her father shortly after he defeated kirkpatrick. she thanked all the people who supported him. "it's all fun and games until one of these candidates has become president." i wanted to give a special presidential election. he is strutting his i voted sticker. a lot of people are showing off those stickers that they have worked so hard to get. we're going to pass it back to you and continue monitoring what is happening on social media. >>> senator john mccain won his sixth term in office tonight. calvin kennedy is live at the mccain campaign party, which is being held at the heard museum. he didn't want to be >> he did not. the party out here is winding down. it started about 7:00 this evening when the doors opened about five minutes after those doors op

office, and penzone is office the middle of january. joe arpaio is promising a smooth transition. >> reporter: nick ciletti live live now, the mccain campaign waking up winners this morning after defeating congresswoman ann kirkpatrick in that senate race. of course he's the chair of the senate armed services committee. he and trump haven't been friendly over the last few months. in january we'll see how that goes. >>> look at these live images from air 15 now, the aftermath of that large fire near 26th street and thomas. up to five structures catching fire in addition to the power lines. still a big place there. >>> mid-80s today, breezy and temperatures will continue to trend down from here. low 80s as we head into our friday, morning temperatures heading into the weekend nice too, 50s to 60s with highs in the 80s. for now no signs of rain returning to the forecast. at least not for the next seven days. we have areas of dust down to the south and winds will be gusting stronger down there. east valley, u.s. 60 at mesa, and 202 westboun

the biggest races of the year, maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio trying to keep his job, and paul penzone is trying to take it with massive amounts of money, we'll tell you how much is pouring in for both campaigns. and in knoxville, a tradition for people in the small township to cast the first ballots of the election. >>> and by this time tomorrow we president be, volunteers from both parties not resting tonight. they are busy making a final push for votes. matt rodeweald spent time out there with volunteers, and he joins us live now from the maricopa county records office. >> marc, there are a lot of tired people in the valley tonight, working on adrenaline, making phone calls, pounding the pavement, and it all inspired one mesa woman to get up, get out, and with one day left until the election, tanya blazered didd didded -- decided that this was the right time to get involved in politics. both the democrats and republicans were burning up the phone lines today, making hundreds of thousands of phone calls statewide. >> get out and vote tomorrow. get there early. thank you. >> reporter:

arpaio and, rather, penzon ran against him in 2012 and lost that election. and penny zone telling us the -- penzone telling us it felt like a longshot from the beginning and this race had a different energy. arpaio faced mounting odds after being charged in court against the sheriff's office and faced growing resentment from the latino community. this is what penzone told us last night. >> there is a lot of notoriety and embraced it for the hispanic communities and other communities suffering in some capacity, it's time for us to get back on a principled professional law enforcement community. >> and as for penzone's plans for the shers sure we'll be learning more about that in the next few days and back to you. >> thank you. >>> 607 emergency now. and still ahead, donald trump shocked america, winning the presidentual election over hillary clinton. >> and reaction is coming in both good and bad. coming up in two minutes, team 12 ages tracie potts is live -- tammy 12s tracie potts is live . >>> more decision 2016 in an upset, trump will be the 45th president

>>reporter: i spoke with the campaign for both sheriff arpaio and paul penzone. penzone camp declined our request telling us their candidate was laying low tonight and going to his happy place i did spend part of the afternoon with sheriff joe sheriff joe arpaio reflecting the past 24 years he's been maricopa county's top cop. >> i still have something left to offer. that's why i'm running again. >>reporter: less than 24 hours before his #th general election spending monday night at his office. >> i couldn't do anything different. i'm here working. you don't see me out campaigning. >>reporter: unlike most of us every four years voters decide if sheriff joe will keep or lose his job. >> if the people don't back, hey i'm a senior citizen. i'll see my wife more. >>reporter: election eve is different for every candidate. challenger paul penzone opting to lay low spending time with family and friends his campaign telling us he would not speak until tuesday night. arpaio is talking and admitting he's anxious. >> i'm nervous a little. because i want to win and continue

. >> what can you tell us obviously they are excited over paul penzone's u)(uju+h @&c% over sheriff joe arpaio. >>reporter: yeah. right now democrats really hanging their hats on a win by paul penzone sheriff elect paul penzone:there hasn't been a lot to cheer about other than that. when it comes to anne kirkpatrick she a short time agatha stage and she looked absolutely exhausted. right when she got off stage she told me i asked her what's next for you she said for me it's all about get a good night's sleep. kirkpatrick says she's proud of the campaign, her team put together and here's what she had to say about her campaign a few moments ago. >> we definitely gave him the toughest race he's ever had i'm to win and see what happens next. >>reporter: talking about mccain there giving mccain the toughest race he's ever had. keep in mind kirkpatrick lost her congressional seat in 2010 she gained back in 2012 and she won it while she wouldn't firmly say to me whether or not she will in fact run again there is some history of her losing congress basketball coming back for a win. >> derek tha

and arpaio, the latest campaign filing showing penzone's campaign raised $1 million and spent about $740,000 just last week, but he got millions in help from arizona stronger, major funders including the widow of apple 250,000, and billionaire democrat george sorrows -- soros who dropped $1.3 million. >> here's a guy coming to maricopa county and trying to influence who the sheriff should be? no, it's the 4 million people that will do that, and my secret weapon in 24 years has always been i go to the people. >> reporter: arpaio isn't hurting for money. his campaign $12.5 million and spent almost all of it. back in 2012, paul penzone lost to the sheriff by about six points, but marc, as we all know, a lot has happened here at the maricopa county sheriff's office over the past four years. >> we have been hearing that this may be as close a race as sheriff joe arpaio has ever had. what do the polling numbers show? >> there hasn't been too much there was a poll in mid october that showed paul penzone up with a significant, possibly a double-digit margin, but the sheriff's campaign is qu

the latest campaign filing showed penzone's campaign raised $1 million $740,000 as of last week. he got millions in help from maricopa strong, which spent $3.2 million on the race, including steve jobs' widow who invent 250,000 and billionaire democrat george soros. >> i think the people of this county, after 24 years, they they are not going to let this office be bought by some left liberal guy. >> reporter: arpaio isn't hurting for money. his campaign raised more than $12.5 million and spent almost all of it. back in 2012, paul penzone lost to the sheriff by six points, but as we all know a lot has happened at this county sheriff's office in the past four years. reporting live in downtown phoenix, i'm fox 10 news. >> thank you, andrew. >>> a record number of americans have voted early in this election. according to the associated press, roughly 45 million people have already cast their ballots, and millions more ballots are still coming in. >> in arizona, a lot of voters have already made up their minds. in maricopa county, more than a million people voted early. here's the bre

the paul penzone campaign slogan says -- it is time. paul penzone is hoping it is time for a new sheriff and tonight he will be that sheriff. paul penzone told me he is running to restore ethics, integrity and fiscal responsibility to the office of the sheriff. he is obviously running as a democrat. he is a democrat but he told me he considers the office of sheriff a nonpolitical office and if he is lucky enough to how he will burn his shop. of course respect to when years with the phoenix police department and we know that four former chiefs of police of the phoenix police department have endorsed him. we'll be here when paul penzone is here and will bring that to you when he makes it and tonight. >>> donna rossi reporting live. of course the big news will a judge allowed the polls to be opened because of voting problems we are on top of that and more. the arizona election center >> pelley: welcome back to cbs news coverage of election night campaign 2016. it is now 8:00 in the east. polls are closed in half of the states including thr

penzone and his wife thanked supporters. they have no clue how smoothly the transition is going to go. years. joe arpaio is not required to meet with penzone and not required to make the transition smooth if he doesn't want to. penzone's camp is going to reach out and try and medication it as smooth as possible, as well as other officials and the department of justice. the sheriff says he'll make the transition as smooth as possible, and penzone is going to be sworn into office in january. >> we spoke with penzone and he that all people are entitled to respect. >> i pursued this because i want to restore the respect, the transparency and confidence to the maricopa county sheriff's office because the men and women in uniform there deserve it and this community deserves it. >> this was his second time challenging the sheriff. overnight, joe arpaio said it's years, and said the people have spoken and we respect their decision. my thanks and appreciation to the people of maricopa county for the faith and trust they put in me ove

.>> paul penzone taking his place that sheriff. we registered between 38,030 6000 people to vote. muslim and latino voters to be more specific working to increase voter engagement. it is a lot of work to be done starting with making immigrants see that people leave their countries and families and their lies behind to come here for a better america. >> which for some means fighting for this country no matter where they were born. >> i plan on joining the army when i get over. i plan on serving for a couple years and maybe go into the police academy. hoping to make a difference in a great but imperfect country after trance win.>> i guess we have to respect him now. >> sheriff arpaio released a statement saying it has been an extreme honor and privilege to serve the people as a sheriff avenue, merricopa county . the people have spoken and while ava and i are disappointed in the results we respect their decision. we want to congratulate paul penzone on his victory and look forward to working with him for a chance to speak with him and his wife veronica earlier this afternoon. i asked

we're excited about having paul penzone. we picked up seats in the i haven't had a chance to focus nationally and it is looking good for our corporate commission candidates as well. >> reporter: when we talk about the presidential race, we know hillary clinton had many offices here and they were working the grounds here target and get the latino vote. unregistered latino vote makes up 20%, do you think everyone cast their vote after they arizona? >> this is a great butch. -- bump. we knew things would trend toward us. 2020 so it is a lot of work. we're going to keep building on what we have accomplished this year. >> reporter: thank you so much. kari, john, an ecstatic democratic party here. we'll see how things gone when they check in on the numbers here. >> her first presidential election and this is full of surprises. >>> let's talk about paul babeu. he wanted to become the congressman representing district one. it is not going to happen. tom o'halleran will become the representative for that diss strict. district one inc

victory for paul penzone who wins by 10% of the vote. arpaio released a statement saying tonight the people h spoken. ava and i respect their decision. we look forward to working with paul penzone on a seemless transition. >>> legalizing recreational marijuana fails but the same type of law passed in california, massachusetts, and nevada. florida passed medical marijuana yesterday. wage by 2020 passes. >> senator mccain has no trouble keeping his seat over ann kirkpatrick. he goes for another six years in the senate. >> bill montgomery holding on. montgomery up by 53%. >> helen purcell who took a whole lot of heat for what happened during the presidential preference election is lin 9,000 votes. the percentages are 50-50 so the race is too close to call. >> some of the reasons we can't call because a lot of the ballots have to be counted. >> reporter: there are a lot of them, there are more than 375,00 early ballots that need to be tabulated. more than 200,000 of them were at polling police police placesd maricopa county. there were 130,0

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retired phoenix police sergeant paul penzone defeated controversial incumbent joe arpaio penzone previously challenged arpaio in 20-12, but fell short. but he says voters wanted him to face arpaio a second time. (paul penzone/maricopa county sheriff-elect) "i can't tell you how many times i was approached and asked are you say never." arpaio was seeking a seventh term as sheriff. he's facing criminal contempt ordered to stop by a federal judge. high pressure continues to hold over the southwest today. mainly sunny skies and high 7 to 12 degrees above normal will be common along with winds light and switching directions throughout the day. temperatures will range between 78 and 84 degrees valley wide with upper 70s and lower 80s common clear through the work week. by the weekend, a weak disturbance passes north of the valley and will allow for a few city along with bringing in slightly cooler air. mostly sunny to partly sunny skies will be common with highs between 74 and 79 degrees but winds will still be mild; ranging from 5 to 15 mph. as we exit the weekend into next week, temperatures ri

the sheriff and penzone, this is their second matchup. they ran against each other in 2012 and the sheriff won by six points. this time around, the students and many others are hoping for a different ou group of students to walk out and this is awesome because it shows how much power we have. >> we all want people to come together, no more separations. >> reporter: sheriff joe arpaio as we all know has had plenty of legal problems over the past four years. will that affect the outcome of the race? the polls close in a matter of minutes. the arizona voters also deciding the fate of prop 205 tonight. that measure to regulate marijuana like alcohol. if approved, adults could possess up to an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants. the other big proposition on the ballot is prop 206 and if this passes, it will raise the minimum wage in our state to $12 by 2020 and requires businesses to pay employees sick time. election headquarters in new york city where we are watching the races and returns. several states have reported record-breakin

paul penzone - maricopa county sheriff elect says: "i think it was consistency. it was about this fundamentally sound persepctive on how law enforcment should be done and seeing deficiencies that the community wasn't happy with and that's acorss the board many different ways but i also think we removed politics from this conversation." penzone says he looks forward to restoring the public's confidence in the agency. 3 it looks like another longtime county official is out.a series of election mistakes caught up with county recorder helen purcell.it looks like she'll lose to democrat adrian more than 500-thousand total votes, about 6 or 7 thousand more votes with 93 percent of polls reportingpurcell has held the seat since 1988. 3 3 thank you for choosing cbs 5, we'll see you back here in 25 ? ? ? ? ? money money money ? >>> it is wednesday, november 9th, 2016. the day after election day. the world has changed! welcome back to "cbs this morning.? upset. we will ask john heilemann about the voters who turned a billionaire businessman into the president-elect. first,

we are going to win this election. >> reporter: the sheriff's $12.5 million dwarfed that of paul penzone. he raised $1 million and spent nearly all of it. pen stkoeb got help from a group that is linked to him raised $3 million and spent almost all of it supporting paul penzone. reporting live in downtown phoenix, andrew hasbun, fox 10 news. >> jeff dewitt is under fire for an e-mail sent to trump supporters. a screen shot posted on twitter saying the polls close at 9:00 p.m. but the polls close at 7:00. dewitt is the chief operating officer for the republican nominee's campaign donald trump. he told the associated press there was a glitch and the >> a lot of arizona voters already made up their mind. about 40% of the early ballots were from registered republican, 34% coming from democrats, and 27% coming from independents. >> we've got a problem brewing in maricopa. it may turn out that 200,000 ballots that came in late may not be counted by tonight. activity at the polls running high as it tip in an election year. >> ty brennan live at the maricopa county recorder's office. >> reporter

paul penzone will be taking over january 1st. taking 55% of the see the highs and lows of his two decades in office. >> it's an election year >> reporter: no one saw it coming in 1992. when voters elected joe arpaio sheriff with his promise to serve only one term, they ushered in two decades of this. >> read the report. [ chanting ] [ crowd noise ] >> you can't president. that's a little tough, even for me. >> reporter: wildly. truly bizarre at others. possibly criminal in the end. and answer your question, okay? my.is desperate. >> reporter: even in those early days, arpaio wanted to be known as america's toughest sheriff. >> it goes back to traditional days, western days when the sheriff had sworn to go after horse thieves >> reporter: so he bragged about putti underwear, feeding them baloney sandwiches, and making them stay in his infamous outdoor jail, tent city. >> nowhere in this country has anyone put 1,000 inmates in tents >> reporter: he had charisma and a knack for getting media coverage. >> he was innovative. most peop

. >>> paul penzone beating sheriff arpaio. penzone lost to him >>> senator mccain defended his seat against anne kirkpatrick. he hinted this could be his last >> voters also shot down prop 205, which would have legalized recreational marijuana here in our state. they did pass prop 206, which increases the minimum wage starting in january. coming up at 6:45, we'll explore who will be affected by this new law. >>> new developments in a hit and run accident in scottsdale that killed a world renowned doctor. scottsdale police tracked down 26-year-old ruben national. he was in mexico and he turned himself in at the nogales port of entry. the deadly crash happened in june of 2015. the doctor was known as one of the best in the fight against childhood cancer. the suspect is facing felony charges. >>> it was a huge fireball right in a historic phoenix neighborhood. >> tonight investigators don't srp lines in the fire zone and power lines damaged in the area. they believe the fire started in the alley. >> fire crews arrived, they had s

the democratic challenger paul penzone. this pair went head-to-head in 2012 but penzone lost that race by 6 points. shfrtd released a statement saying it has been an honor and a privilege to serve as county sheriff for the last 24 years. morgan lowe looks back at the arpaio's two decades in office. >>> senator john mccain won a sixth term in the senate. it was expected to be a tough fight with ann kirkpatrick, but mccain ended up winning by a pretty good margin. he said this may be his last term in the senate. >>> this year's election, monof the most contentious, divisive, that we've eveen across the valley and the country are calling for healing and coming together. jason barry is live in phoenix where he has seen that trump and clinton supporters can actually get along. jason? >> reporter: yeah , let's face it. this election divided families, offices, entire neighborhoods. now that it's over, the growing effort to bring both sides together. >> reporter: ben bailey and each other. but their political views couldn't be furt

penzone was in the lead. after 23 years in office for joe arpaio the result is a tonight? [cheers and applause] >> the crowd went crazy after he took to the stage to thank his supporters. this is a rematch for these two. they went head to head in 2012. penzone lost the race by six percentage points then. >> it was about fundamentally sound perspective on how law enforcement should be done. it seen that the community wasn't happy. we need to remove the conversation. >> he is looking forward to restoring the public's confidence. joe arpaio said it has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people as sheriff of maricopa county for 24-hours. we want to congratulate paul on his victory and look forward to working with him on a seamless transition. >>> senator john mccain won another seat in the seat. he won by 53% of the vote. being declared the winner. he thanked his supporters for their vote, their encouragment and the opportunity to serve arizona for so many years. we asked him what it means to be re-elected for a sixth term? >> it means a chance for me to continue to se

first, when will penzone begin the process of taking over? he has selected a group of former law-enforcement advisors to serve as a transition team to help with the process. talks with the county could begin this week. money next year by firing arpaio. perhaps, if pinto finds ways to cut costs. there will be ongoing legal cost cannot be avoided. the county will continue to be the defendant in a civil rights case and is under court order to implement a series of reform. many believe the office is at least two years away from finishing. and three, what if more and deputies that have not been exposed would be investigated by the court monitor or a designated independent investigator. penzone says he will contact the board of supervisors this week to begin the dialogue in making this transition successful. >>> even though the biggest races have been called there are still votes to be counted. according to the reporter's office there is still 470,000 uncounted ballots. the final results. >>> one big winner people all across the country are talking

if paul penny zone wins after basically a -- penzone wins after a close office. the biggest story out of his time in office has been the ongoing racial profiling case and as he's running for this seventh term, a judge found him in civil contempt of court in may. he was also charged last month with criminal contempt of court after failing to file a court order to keep the maricopa county sheriff's office from racially profiling latinos. months of campaign having come down to today and arpaio telling 12 news he's nervous either way, he's ready to end this election. >> and to get it over with. it's your influx on the way and i am trying to run the organization. i am sure there are people within the organization paying attention, too and if you get a new sheriff, i would presume many things will change. and so, there is some anxiety. >> so, his opponent paul penzone declining to comment until later tonight. in the meantime, all of election cover average on 12 news and www.12news.com -- 12news.com. >>> still ahead, prince harry is mad and not taking it anymore. what h

. >>> pink underwear will be a thing of the past after paul penzone says pink underwear is not what law enforcement is about. he says he is willing to close down tent city as well but wants to make a full evaluation first. sheriff-elect penzone says he is scaling back the chain gangs and has no plans to hold immigration patrols. >>> workers wrapping up work on a new interchange that opens on tuesday near bell and grand avenue that is an area that has arizona department of transportation is saying the new interchange will cut down delays by freight trains. the project took seven months to finish and cost $42 million but the timeline was sped up so it would be done before the holiday shopping season. >>> it is starting to feel like fall out there. cloudy skies and temps dropping overnight in the valley and it could be cooler over the next couple of days as well but warmer weather in the forecast for this weekend. dave munsey with the current conditions. >> reporter: temperatures reacting, windy conditions across the north. as we take a look at the map here, you will see there is a lot of

. >> then we have sheriff joe arpaio, up against democrat paul penzone. this isn't their first run opposite each other in the maricopa county sheriff race. penzone lost to arpaio in 2012. arpaio is running for a 7th term in off legal troubles. the sheriff is currently facing contempt of court charges. >>> we'll have live coverage throughout the day today on fox 10, also on our facebook page, fox 10 news at 5:00, and i'll tell you what, i would put our experienced team of reporters and anchors at this station up against any other local news operation in the country. they know what they are doing. they know the issues and the candidates, so tune into fox 10 for your election coverage. >>> we are not done with our election coverage here at noon. election day, and it's his election day tradition. >>> and imagine one woman's surprise when she hears her uber driver speak. why his voice is so familiar to millions of people. >> and we have got a lot of sunshine going out there, a really pretty day, actually. it's a little warmer than the usual. details on the coo

. >>> sheriff-elect paul penzone says he is getting rid of pink underwear. that has been a trademark during sheriff joe arpaio's time in office. penzone says he is looking at permanently closing tent city but he wants to make a full evaluation first. >>> good news for drivers out there. the new overpass at bell road tuesday. the interchange will cut down on delays often caused by freight trains. it will cost taxpayers $42 million when it is all said and done. >> gateway is expanding its horizons with its first international flights. they will offer three nonstop flights to canada. round trip tax and fees included. >>> we probably sent a text to the wrong person once or twice but how many ties have you sent an accidental text and it ended up with thanksgiving dinner with a stranger? >>> the word of the year enfired by the chaotic presidential election. >>> city leaders butting heads with the federal government. we'll have a live report. >>> if you would like to contact to hear from you. you can find on facebook and the sanctuary city... it's front and center

penzone hasn't said if he would keep them or not. he has said it's a new day when he takes over. >> i'm not the type to go in there and ruffle feathers or say you're going to get a rid of a bunch. that's not intent. my intent is to evaluate what's best. if it's also about the federal mandate. >> reporter: it means had the the court appointed monitor. it's against arpiyo personal any but also the sheriff's office. when penzone is the sheriff, it's his problem too. >> and he officially take over the sheriff's office in january. william pits, 12 news. >>> new tonight there's and anty trump protest right now in tempe. sky 12 was in the air as they chanted up and down. this is the th in protest of trump being eeducate willed the next president of the united states. >> america is pausing to honor the men and women who served in our armed forces. a patriotic tradition filled with bands and floats. this year's theme is welcome home vietnam heroes. which is highlighted by many veterans. prisoners of war, and those missing in action. and the c

opportunity to speak at length with penzone. i caught up with him a couple times. he considers this a rematch. he ran four years ago. for a political newcomer at that time, he did surprisingly well against the long standing sheriff losing by 6 percentage points. he says not much is different this go around. the difference is arpiyo. >> in my opponent's case, continueder relates to serving this community, putting community needs first and astronomical costs to the community failures in violation of rule of law or defining court. those have taken a toll. this community is ready for a change to move forward. >> now polls have shown penzone ahead. he knows the only poll that when voters cast their boll -- their ballots. he's spending time with his family. he plans to take a quiet dinner with his wife. he is expected here where the democrats are gathering around 9:00 tonight. by that time, we may have some idea about where these polls are going whether they're going in his favor or not. back to you. >> going to be interesting. thanks for that live report. >>> coming up,

they were a trademark of sheriff joe arpaio's tenure for the past 20 years but paul penzone says pink undies is not what law enforcement is about. he is willing to close down tent evaluation first. paul penzone says he is going to scale back the mcso chain gangs and has no plans to hold any immigration patrols. >>> developing tonight, a crime that is so cruel. a pair of burglars ransack a woman's home and they shake hands with her on their way out. steve krafft has the latest. >> reporter: this is a story about taking advantage of vulnerable people, the kind of thing that can and does happen everywhere. it took place in casa grande. casa grande police got a call at 7:30 last night. a woman in her 90's told them that two men ransacked her house. >> she is hard of hearing so apparently, they knocked at the backyard and threw a huge brick to break the window. two of them climbed in and started going around the house picking whatever they wanted. >> reporter: the men discovered the elderly woman inside but they didn't care. >> they didn't do anything. they just got a pillow case and start

the end of the year and paul penzone is expected to be sworn in in early january. i'm andrew hasbun, "fox 10 news." >>> thank you, andrew. maricopa county sheriff-elect paul penzone appeared on fox 10 arizona morning to talk today about the future of the sheriff's department and said he is focused on saving taxpayer's money and he may make some changes. >> can you talked about the tent city could be on the chopping block. you don't know. >> i want to be responsible which means you have to know the information of facts and then make sound decisions based off that information. pink handcuffs? those are the things -- >> if they are brangding trademark things and not -- if they don't change a behavior or save taxpayer dollars, i don't see the value. if someone wants to make an argument why they have value please share it with me. i think that they -- i truly believe those were nonsense in a lot of ways and i'm not about nonsense. him for his decades of service in law enforcement. >>> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of division. have to get together. to all

we have a new sheriff in town.paul penzone beat out sheriff joe arpaio by a big margin. and.. developing news out of show low..where a police officer has been shot and killed. we'll have the latest information. good morning, it's wednesday, the november 9th, i'm preston

to me, that is the most important element. >> even after paul penzone is sworn in, the maricopa county sheriff's office will remain in compliance, will have to for at least three years before the federal monitor and the entire case will go away. >>> the former ceo of the phoenix-based red light camera company sentenced to two and a half years in prison for a bribely scheme. the judge also ordering karen finley to pay $35,000 in restitution and 10% of her income for the rest of her life. finley worked for red flex traffic systems and was part of a scheme to secure $124 million in contracts from the city of chicago. she was also sentenced to prison time last month for a similar >>> but we were told this is all about safety. that makes me think -- >> yeah. >> -- it's about something else, money. it was a race to rescue a pair of bald eagles from a storm drain in orlando today. >> and the entire ordeal, the rescue and all, was caught on camera. one of the eagles was stuck in a drain. this is like the saddest thing ever to see that, right in the grate there of the drain, while the others st

democrat paul penzone unseats long time maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio in last night's election this was kind of a stunner. a bitter defeat for the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in america who was seeking 7th term in office. we caught up with sheriff joe arpaio today and here is what he told our andrew hasbun. >> it was a great ride. have nothing to hide. when i go home and i mirror, i have nothing to hide. i'm very proud and i have a great wife and kids. grand kids. >> sheriff arpaio is facing trial in december on criminal contempt charges. for violating a judge's order to stop immigration sweeps. now here is what hillary clinton had to say last week about arpaio and donald trump during a rally at asu. >> his top adviser on arpaio. the person who presided over the worst pattern of racial profiling by a law enforcement agency in american history. now imagine donald trump appointing the sheriff our next secretary of homeland security to oversee the massive deportation force. well, that shouldn't be surprising because he doesn't really see latinos even those who have been here nine

penzone hasn't said if he would keep them or not. he has said it's a new day when he takes over. >> i'm not the type to go in there and ruffle feathers or say you're going to get a rid of a bunch. that's not intent. my intent is to evaluate what's best. if it's also about the federal mandate. >> reporter: it means had the

these things need to be addressed quickly. >> in an interview, penzone addressed the legal battles he business to inherit saying the case and the federal monitor are too costly and one of his first priorities is complying with court orders and resolving the case as soon as possible. >> the federal monitor the issue of the mandate is we are bleeding money. it's costing the taxpayers a considerable amount of money. >> although arpaio will leave the civil case behind leaves office, he still will be personally held responsible for the criminal contempt charges against him. attorneys are bracing for the possibility that those charges could go away after president-elect trump takes office. >> the training will be implemented so we will get to where we are meeting standards and meet those expectations of the court and resolve it so we aren't paying additional fees. so for me that's the most important element. >> and then the new sheriff has

democrat police sergeant paul penzone defeted republican joe arpaio. arpaio served the county for 23 years... his reign bias against latinos. penzone ran against him in 20- 12... but failed to win that election. and some big wins for marijuana supporters across the country. california, nevada and massachusetts all voted in ?favor of recreational marijuana. that makes recreational marijuana legal in those states for people who are 21 and older. by the way, here in florida, amendment 2 was passed making medical marijuana legal for people the prospect of a trump presidency is unnerving business people and economists around the world. asian stock prices dropped last night as results started leaning toward a trump win. at one point-- the dow futures dropped more than 700-percent. currently -- they're down 1.8 percent.. or about 332 points.. trump previously threatened to rip up trade deals like the north american free trade agreement. ((jen)) ahead this half hour: continuing coverage of this historic election. will join us... she'll break down the big issue

penzone was a phoenix police officer for two decades. he took down dangerous criminals and drug trafficking groups. sheriff joe he was disappointed with the outcome but will help paul penzone with a smooth transition. sheriff joe arpaio.. 84 years old .. after 24 years as maricopa county sheriff. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. after making it into the record books on tuesday it looks like once again record heat could be headed our way today. skies will stay sunny wednesday with high temperatures holding in the low 80s, the record high today is 82 degrees so there is a chance we could tie or break that record. we'll keep temperatures in the mid to upper 70s through the remainder of the week with a few high clouds passing through at times; especially on saturday. no rain is in the forecast for the next 7 days good morning. your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate r

penzone is the new sheriff of maricopa county. the night when sending shockwaves to markets around the world. the dow is now up 176 points. much more election coverage is coming your way. let's get a check of your most clear skies. a gorgeous looking start to the day. we have felt the breeze all morning. they are stronger now between 10 -20mph. generally coming out of the east across the valley. sustained winds at phoenix sky harbor up to 20mph. mesa getting some gusts. the breezes are sticking around. of the afternoon. temperatures continue to warm. the warm up is much more gradual than yesterday. we are not seeing the 80s but still in the upper 70s. we will warm up the 80s this afternoon. highs make it to the mid-80s. that is above average the cooler than yesterday. butchers will trend down. i will show you the seven-day forecast in minutes. >>> from the trump tower to the starting to transition the day after his unexpected and historic victory over clinton. >> clinton spoke for the 1st time since her shocking defeat. reaction i

. >> reporter: there are a lot of decisions that paul penzone will have to make. he will be meeting with the officials to talk about the entire section of the operation. >>> activist for undocumented immigrants celebrating election sheriff joe arpaio. they say that their fight is not over. it was a warning for the incoming sheriff, paul penzone we are sending a message to the city, to the county, and to the state, that the politics of arizona make a dramatic shift today. it is one that will drive a community that going to protect its communities, and will move forward. and that will be not of team supporting criminalizing our people. >> the activists calling the kercher's office, a broke office, they vowed to keep a close eye going -- sheriff's office, a broken office. they vowed to keep a close eye going forward. >>> temperatures now into the 70s, scotts care -- scottsdale, goodyear, mesa 80 degrees at tonight, temperatures are going to be in the mid-70s, 7 pm and 8 pm. that is across the phoenix metro getting to 72 getting to 72 x 7 p.m. the breezes will start t

. >> we spoke to maricopa county sheriff-elect paul penzone to talk about the future of the sheriff's department. >> you talked about city could be on the chopping block. >> i want to be fair and responsible meaning you have to know the facts to make sound decisions. >> is the pink underwear gone? >> if they are not changing a behavior or save taxpayer dollars then i don't see a value in them. if someone wants to make an please share them with me. i think they are nonsense and i'm not about nonsense. >> penzone also thanks sheriff joe arpaio with his service. >>> college basketball season kicks off meaning we are only five months away from the final four being hosted in the valley. >> we talked super bowls and national championships and we sometimes forget about the final four. it is c making plans for the big event. matt rodewall is finding out what is in store for them. >> reporter: john and kari, the men's basketball committee for the ncaa was in town today in glendale surveying the scene. they wanted to check on it for the first time in quite some time. we're here at cityscape. fa

. >> paul penzone said they've the immigration plan included deporting 3 million criminal undocumented immigrants. >>> breaking news, asu police are saying to stay away from south of the main campus, there's a water pipe break and it's over in the buildings. there's flooding here. amber showed this video here just a few moments ago. we're sending a crew that way. and we'll let you know if anything else develops. >>> donald trump has been criticized for praising vladamir putin, senator john mccain is not mixing words and sending a warning not to get president. he said we should place as much faith in such statements as any other kgb agent who murdered his political opponents and undermined america's elect. when america is at its greatest, it's when we fight tyranny. >>> watch this, this concrete 35th avenue and camelback. this is close up. look at that, the driver sped up for some reason, said a witness. >> i see this truck making a turn and trying to beat the light and accelerated and he tipped over. when i saw that i grabbed the called 911. one guy was just standing there and nobody w

brahm resnik is standing by with reaction from the penzone penzone with me a few moments ago. an interview with the sheriff elect. he told us -- >> you were a part of that. i know you all knocked doors. >> the only division we should ever see in the community is those that commit the crime and those of us who are willing to

this after he lost his reelection bid to paul penzone. trump has bragged about arpaio's endorsement throughout the election. and the sheriff has spoken at several trump rallies across the country. >>> even though the election is behind us, sheriff arpaio is still facing legal problems. arpaio and his defense team are back in court for his criminal contempt of attorneys are meeting with the judge for a status conference. arpaio has been found guilty of civil contempt for violating a judge's order to stop his illegal roundup. >>> another member of trump's transition team is also one of the main architects behind arizona's controversial sb1070 law in alabama. >>> president obama welcomed donald trump to the white house today. believe it or not this was the first time the two had ever met. >> both had positive remarks our nation's capitol are not convinced. >> reporter: president obama and president elected trump spent 90 minutes talking together in the oval office. >> i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, incl

sheriff joe arpaio is facing democratic paul penzone who is a former police sergeant. voters will decide the fate of prop 205 that is the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol. arizonans could possess up to an ounce of pot and grow up plants. john mccain is facing ann kirkpatrick in the race for senate. those candidates are making the rounds across the state in the last minute efforts to gain support. stay with fox 10 for complete coverage on air and online. join us tomorrow night at 5:00 as the news team will bring you live reports before and after the polls close at 7:00. >>> flags are lowered to half staff in honor of a tucson 30-year-old staff sergeant ken mcenroe died last week after their convoy came under fire. they were in a group of military trainers. mcenroe was a decorated serviceman. his mother said he decided to join the army while attending college in colorado. >>> a sex offender who was on probation grabbed two women in downtown phoenix. halloween james wofford grabbed two victims. the first victim slapped his hand away but police say the second vi

what paul penzone is saying tonight. >>> the former owners of the new times charged with running a brothel. why a judge wants to drop the charges against those men at >> reporter: hi, everybody. yeah, look at this. together a little after 5:00 and it is in the 70's already. there is no wind to speak of. there is wind around the state though. we'll get to that. 75 in glendale. 74 in deer valley. 77 at the present time in chandler. you can see a mix of rain and some snow kind of throwing along with it in the west. that stuff is being absorbeds as far as temperaturesre concerned. we do have wind advisories, not only in the northwestern portion of the state and across into california and nevada involved in that as well. this is where the wind is a little bit north of us here. you will see the gusts get up to the 30 miles an hour range. it is gusting pretty good. 79 degrees for the high today. we come out of the 80's. we get into the 70's. 77 in deer valley. it was 81 in chandler. the 70's held strong on the west side. er numbers would be 70 degrees in sedona. 66 in prescott. flagstaff here at